Filmmaker praises Hugh Grant for facing up to a bear

London: American film director Marc Lawrence has lavished praise on actor Hugh Grant for his courage in facing a bear on movie ‘Did You Hear About The Morgans?’ despite him being terrified of the beast.

For one wilderness scene in the movie, Grant, 49, had to team up with Bart, the bear, and Lawrence, 50, could not believe the Brit actor’s courage to do so. “If Bart snapped and decided this was the day he would eat somebody, he would’ve definitely and completely chewed up Hugh. I thought it was very courageous of Hugh,” the Daily Express quoted him as saying. “When the bear finally came out of the cage it was gigantic. You can’t imagine the size of its head; it is just overwhelming. “We had a big safety meeting beforehand with the crew and the actors, and the trainers tell you all the things not to do that make you unbelievably tense. “The important thing is the bear will sense your tension, so you have to remain calm, no sudden movements. Everything they said in an attempt to calm us down worked in the opposite way. “But Bart was just another person on the crew five hours in and the trainers kept him very happy with large cans of iced tea,” he added. ANI